Tag: SARS-CoV-2

Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, the biomedicine agency takes stock of 2020, then recommends "continuing organ transplants of an emergency ...

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Covid-19: the Pasteur Institute reveals the places where we are most contaminated

Epidemiologist and member of the Scientific Council Arnaud Fontanet explains that the transmission of Covid-19 mainly takes place during private ...

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Anti-vaccines, anti-5G, same fight?

Reluctance to anti-Covid-19 vaccination finds, like the rejection of certain technologies (e.g.: 5G, Linky meters, AI, etc.), its origins in ...

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Covid-19 and placenta: yes, pregnant women can transfer antibodies to their babies

Some of these antibodies manage to pass from the placenta of the mother into the blood of the baby, who ...

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A virus similar to SARS-CoV-2 was already circulating in Cambodia ten years ago

Samples taken from bats in Cambodia in 2010 were recently analyzed by a team from the Institut Pasteur. Conclusion: two ...

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Covid-19: why children vaccinated against the flu are more asymptomatic

Children who have received the seasonal flu vaccine are more asymptomatic. THE ESSENTIAL "Covid-19 positive children who received the flu ...

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SARS-CoV-2 infects the central nervous system and damages brain tissue

A study conducted on mouse and human brain tissue highlights the ability of the new coronavirus to infect neurons and ...

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Covid-19: here is the new health protocol in schools

National education published a new reinforced health protocol on Monday February 1, applicable in all schools in France. THE ESSENTIAL ...

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Covid-19: the British variant causes more coughing

A study by the UK's Office for National Statistics shows that people with the UK variant of Covid-19 are more ...

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Vaccination against Covid-19: update on side effects

While the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 has been progressing laboriously since December 27, 2020, the ANSM takes stock of the ...

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Smoking and Covid-19: a preventive effect that “remains to be explained”, according to pulmonologists

In less than a year, knowledge has progressed, but there are still gaps in understanding the interaction between tobacco and ...

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Covid-19: in Israel, vaccination would begin to prove its worth

In Israel, where a quarter of the population has already received the first dose, vaccines against Covid-19 would have reduced ...

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Covid-19: Inserm stops testing Remdesivir “for lack of evidence of its effectiveness”

The Discovery clinical trial which tested this product was initially launched in March 2020 by Inserm to assess possible treatments ...

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Colchicine: this new oral treatment against Covid-19 arouses hope and distrust

A Canadian study demonstrating the effectiveness of colchicine on Covid-19 arouses the mistrust of many scientists. THE ESSENTIAL Colchicine is ...

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Covid-19: the time between the two doses of vaccines will not be extended

Following the contradictory opinions of the HAS and the Academy of Medicine, the Government finally chose to maintain the delays ...

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Covid-19: diabetics demand more clarity in the vaccination campaign

Patient associations denounce an unclear vaccine strategy for people with diabetes. THE ESSENTIAL Diabetes is an important criterion of vulnerability ...

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Demography in France: fewer babies in 2020, and increasingly later

Declining since 2015, the total fertility rate stood at 1.84 children per woman in 2020. The average age at childbearing ...

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Covid-19: why wearing a mask does not exempt you from barrier gestures

Without barrier gestures or social restrictions, wearing a mask is not enough to protect against Covid-19. THE ESSENTIAL People who ...

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Vaccination against Covid-19: investigations underway after the death of a doctor in Miami

In the United States, a 56-year-old practitioner died after being vaccinated against Covid-19. For the moment, no link has been ...

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What is “the Covid language”, this new symptom of the coronavirus?

Tim Spector, an epidemiologist from King's College London, has just discovered a new symptom of Covid-19. THE ESSENTIAL One in ...

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“SI Vaccin Covid” (Covid Vaccine Information System): all the answers to your questions

On December 25, the authorities announced by decree the creation of the Covid Vaccine SI file (Covid Vaccine Information System), ...

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Flu, gastro, bronchiolitis: why did infectious diseases disappear this winter?

With the exception of the common cold, the infectious diseases that normally ruin our winters are absent subscribers this year, ...

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Number, side effects, immunity: where is the anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign?

Of 138,351 people immunized against Covid-19, Occitania and Normandy which have vaccinated more than 12,000 people are leading the campaign ...

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English, South African and Japanese variants: “We must vaccinate massively before SARS-Cov-2 takes another form”

English, South African... and soon Japanese? Variants of Covid-19 have entered French territory via imported cases, and are spreading in ...

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Covid-19: Gad Elmaleh had associated heart complications

Affected by Covid-19, comedian Gad Elmaleh revealed that he had also suffered from a "lung condition" and "pericarditis", a cardiac ...

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Covid-19: mouthwashes reduce viral load by 99.9%

A study conducted in vitro shows that cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) mouthwash formulas neutralize 99.9% of the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 ...

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Generalization of the curfew at 6 p.m.: the pros and cons

This Wednesday, January 13, the government is meeting again around the health defense council to prepare tomorrow's announcements. Among the ...

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Cancers, pregnant women: what recommendations for vaccination against Covid-19?

As the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is launched in France, specific strategies are being considered for people with cancer or ...

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Covid-19: “People who suffer from classic allergies can be vaccinated without fear”

As the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 is launched in France, Professor Alain Didier, pulmonologist, allergist and head of the respiratory ...

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Shortness of breath, fatigue, fibrosis, loss of smell…: “Anyone can be affected by long-term sequelae of Covid-19”